Historic hat-trick delights Duminy

JP Duminy hailed a performance where everything clicked after taking a hat-trick in South Africa's nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.

The offspinner became the first South African to record a hat-trick at the World Cup as the Proteas earned a maiden knock-out win in the competition.

Duminy's treble, which he brought up with the dismissal of Tharindu Kaushal, helped South Africa dismiss Sri Lanka for 133 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with AB de Villiers' men then reaching 134-1 in just 18 overs to reach the last four.

"To my recollection, I've never taken wickets consecutively. I knew it was possibly a hat-trick ball, just before I bowled it, so we got a few fielders in and fortunately enough he [Kaushal] played around it.

"It wasn't my greatest delivery but it was wicket to wicket, so I was pleased with that. It was one of those days when everything clicks.

"I could feel the hunger. There was a lot of tension in the camp, just because of the hunger. We came in fired up and we wanted early wickets. But those small totals are still challenging.

"It's great to contribute with bat and ball, I get an opportunity to bowl a few more overs. It's been challenging, the last few games, we haven't put in a big performance.

"We've worked hard and everything clicked. With them losing so many wickets up front they had to be a bit cautious. They haven't been in that position in this tournament, I knew if I put the ball in the right place, something would come my way."